Bengaluru, Mar 4: With the number of Coronavirus positive cases in India increasing, health department officials in Karnataka are working round the clock to keep citizens safe.
But citizens are already panicking with 97 people in Bengaluru rushing to the government-run Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Chest Diseases (RGICD) on Tuesday with symptoms matching the coronavirus.
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has now appealed for calm saying there is no coronavirus in the state.
"There is a difference in what appears in the media and what is on the ground. No need to panic. PM Modi is also looking into this. My health minister addressed the media and no one needs to panic. We are ready to tackle the situation," he added.
Dr. Nagaraj, director of RGICD, said the screening process began at the hospital on January 22 and they would see some 15-20 patients and take 5-6 swabs.
"Because of apprehensions, we saw 978 patients and took 27 swabs. We have also admitted 4 patients in the isolation ward," he added.
As of today, there are 5 patients admitted in the isolation ward of RGICD. Two came in close contact with the infected techie in Telengana and three foreign nationals from Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Iran.
Tech parks on high alert
At the Manyata Tech Park in the city, a company sent out a circular regarding one of their associates who had travelled from a Level 3 country to India and had flu-like symptoms.
It says that the associate was advised to receive necessary screening and observation as mandated by the Karnataka State Health Department. The associate was screened by an authorized medical agency and determined to be asymptomatic.
As of Wednesday, the company located in the G3 campus of Manyata Tech Park has begun disinfecting and sanitizing the work location and all associates working out of this location have been advised to work from home until March 6.
A statement issued by Embassy spokesperson on March 4 to India Today TV indicated the authorities have activated their response plan.
"As of March 4, we are not aware of a single positive case for the virus in more than 2,00,000 people who work in our business parks. We do understand that one employee of a company at one of our parks who had travelled from a Level 3 country was screened in the last 36 hours and determined to be asymptomatic.
As a precaution, the premises are being disinfected and sanitized. The fact remains, we are not aware of a single confirmed case within over 15 business parks across India," the statement said.
Mangaluru, Jan 18: A few days after Islamic orator Zakir Naik was barred from Mangaluru, the police have barred the entry of Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s International Working President Praveen Togadia into the city between January 18 and January 24.
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Justice is done fairly.
Commissioner Chandrashekhar is fair enough.
If Dr. Zakir Naik a peace preaching person, can not enter a place, then hate preachers can and should never enter that land.
I do not Understand why you media raising this type of Issues, why Ravan Thogadia Banned to Enter Hindustan's most popular City,
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Jai Hindustan"
Dear Pump well, We believe district administration got permission from STRONG Bajrangi's to ban entry of P(ravan) Togadia.
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